'Better Call Saul' review: Born to be 'Bad'?

February 8, 2015 6:03 PM

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I expected a lot of things from AMC's "Breaking Bad" prequel "Better Call Saul" -- fast talk, cheap suits, more than a whiff of desperation -- but not among them was a black-and-white opening sequence that culminates in a silent, extended, Emmy-worthy take on once motor-mouthed legal kingpin Saul Goodman as he revisits his glory days, subtly cycling through pride, regret, wistfulness and despair.